Family Arts Night Volunteer (Arts Education)
Our Mission: We nurture and invest in artists, culture, and the arts throughout Santa Cruz County.
Position: Volunteer/Internship for Arts Education Programming - Family Arts Night
Family Arts night is a night full of art and fun for students and their families, provided by the schools and The Arts Council of Santa Cruz County. A volunteer's duty would be to help our Teaching artist set up and break down the rooms, Direct traffic in between each class section, and help check in students and family members.
Arts Council Santa Cruz County provides Arts Education opportunities to over 18,000 students across the county each year, through our SPECTRA, Artist Teachers Partnership, and Mariposa Arts programs. We provide these students with opportunities to engage in learning in a fun and holistic way, in and through the arts, where they are able to learn through seeing, doing, and being –making an enormous impact on the way they view themselves, their schools, and their communities.
Through our Mariposa Arts after-school programs, we serve approximately 4,000 Latinx students, annually, in Watsonville. That means we have a LOT of art supplies and materials to prepare each week, that we could use your help with! Additionally, we are involved in many community-based events (like First Fridays at the Farmers Market in the Watsonville Plaza) as well as other events and workshops, and would love to have volunteer interns get involved in the planning, preparing, and facilitation of fun and engaging art activities with youth in the community.
Programs take place county-wide, so a car or other reliable transportation will be necessary.
Schedule: 5 hours/week - February-April 2023
Reports to: Emily Estanquero, Arts Education Associate
Roles and Responsibilities:
Greeter - check in students and family members and distribute group color.
Classroom Volunteer - Help Teaching artist setup and breakdown for each class.
Guide - Help Direct groups to their assigned classroom in between rotation.
Prerequisites
Understanding of basic arts education and youth development, and how they intersect to promote social transformation in the community
Sincere desire to engage with the youth of Santa Cruz County
Excellent interpersonal skills with high professionalism, and ability to establish relationships based on mutual respect
Practical problem-solving skills and ability to suggest options and alternatives
Ability to accomplish projects with little supervision, and meet deadlines
Strong verbal communication skills
Bilingual preferred
Experience in the visual and/or performing arts
Strong digital organization skills
High expectations for quality
To Apply: Email: Emily@artscouncilsc.org | Cell phone: 831-319-8840